Any combination of 18 SCH in COMM courses. Students must observe prerequisites for any selected courses. Most courses require COMM 1713 and a COMM writing course as prerequisites. Students select any 6 courses with COMM prefixes, which allows maximum flexibility to construct a personalized program of study, with emphasis on speech communication, print journalism, or video and television production.
| Core Minor Courses (both required) | 6 |
| ENGL 3153 Literary Theory and Criticism | |
| ENGL 4433 Special Topics in English | |
| British Survey (select one) | 3 |
| ENGL 2263 English Literature to 1800 | |
| ENGL 2273 English Literature after 1800 | |
| American Survey (select one) | 3 |
| ENGL 2423 American Literature to 1865 | |
| ENGL 2433 American Literature 1865 to Present | |
| English Electives (select two at levels indicated) 1 | 6 |
| One English course at the 3000 level or above | |
| One English course at 2000 level or above 2 | |
| Total Hours | 18 |
1 Students who may want to use their English minor for future teaching should take ENGL electives at the 3000 or 4000 levels.
2 Students can use ENGL 2153 and ENGL 2383 either to satisfy the core curriculum requirements for Language, Philosophy and Culture or to satisfy ENGL requirements for the minor, but not both.
| SPAN 2013 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 2023 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| Select 12 hours from any 3000 or 4000 level SPAN courses | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
A minor in humanities offers an interdisciplinary program of study that allows students to explore various areas of interest. Study in humanities expands knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Classes may not count toward the core curriculum, major and minor.
Eligible course disciplines include: ARAB (Arabic), ARCH (Architecture), ARTS (Arts), CHIN (Chinese), DRAM (Theatre), ENGL (English), FLLT (Foreign Languages), HUMA (Humanities), MUSC (Music), PHIL (Philosophy), and SPAN (Spanish). Courses not listed as elective options may be considered for the minor, but must be approved by the Department Head for Languages and Communications.
Arabic (ARAB) Courses Chinese (CHIN) Courses Humanities (HUMA) Courses Spanish (SPAN) Courses
| HUMA 1303 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| Foreign Language (2000 level or higher) | 3 | |
| Humanities Electives (at least 6 hours must be upper level): 1 | 12 | |
| ARAB 2013 | Intermediate Arabic I | |
| ARAB 2023 | Intermediate Arabic II | |
| ARCH 2233 | History of Architecture I | |
| ARCH 2243 | History of Architecture II | |
| ARTS 2223 | History of Art I | |
| ARTS 2233 | History of Art II | |
| ARTS 2243 | Introduction to African Arts | |
| ARTS 2283 | African American Art | |
| CHIN 2013 | Intermediate Chinese I | |
| CHIN 2023 | Intermediate Chinese II | |
| DRAM 1103 | Introduction to Theatre | |
| DRAM 2223 | African American Theatre II | |
| DRAM 3113 | Contemporary Theatre | |
| ENGL 2153 | Introduction to Literature | |
| ENGL 2253 | Adolescent Literature | |
| ENGL 2263 | English Literature to 1800 | |
| ENGL 2273 | English Literature after 1800 | |
| ENGL 2333 | Studies in Literature | |
| ENGL 2383 | Survey of World Literature | |
| ENGL 2423 | American Literature to 1865 | |
| ENGL 2433 | American Literature 1865 to Present | |
| ENGL 3053 | Survey of African-American Literature | |
| ENGL 3063 | Studies in African-American Literature | |
| ENGL 3153 | Literary Theory and Criticism | |
| ENGL 3243 | Studies in American Literature | |
| ENGL 3273 | The Romantic Movement | |
| ENGL 3283 | Victorian Literature | |
| ENGL 4223 | Shakespeare | |
| ENGL 4233 | Medieval Literature | |
| ENGL 4243 | Studies in the Novel | |
| ENGL 4433 | Special Topics in English | |
| FLLT 4993 | Independent Study | |
| MUSC 1213 | Fundamentals of Music | |
| MUSC 1313 | Music in Contemporary Life | |
| MUSC 2213 | Music Theory | |
| MUSC 2323 | Music Literature | |
| MUSC 2333 | Afro-American Music | |
| MUSC 3313 | Music History | |
| MUSC 3323 | Music History | |
| PHIL 2013 | Introduction to Philosophy | |
| PHIL 2023 | Ethics | |
| PHIL 2303 | Critical Thinking | |
| PHIL 3023 | History of Philosophy | |
| SPAN 2013 | Intermediate Spanish I | |
| SPAN 2023 | Intermediate Spanish II | |
| SPAN 3023 | Survey of Spanish Literature I | |
| SPAN 3033 | Survey of Spanish Literature II | |
| SPAN 3063 | Spanish-American Literature I | |
| SPAN 3073 | Spanish-American Literature II | |
| SPAN 3093 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture I | |
| SPAN 3203 | Spanish Conversation | |
| SPAN 3213 | Spanish Composition | |
| SPAN 3303 | Hispanic American Film | |
| SPAN 4003 | Hispanic Civilization and Culture II | |
| SPAN 4433 | Special Topics in Spanish | |
1 No more than 6 SCH from any single Humanities prefix on the list of eligible courses; including foreign languages.
| Sample Minor Plan I | ||
| HUMA 1303 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| ARTS 1203 | Introduction to Visual Arts | 3 |
| DRAM 3113 | Contemporary Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 4233 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| PHIL 2013 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| SPAN 2013 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Sample Minor Plan II | ||
| HUMA 1303 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| ARAB 2013 | Intermediate Arabic I | 3 |
| ARAB 2023 | Intermediate Arabic II | 3 |
| ARTS 2223 | History of Art I | 3 |
| ENGL 3243 | Studies in American Literature | 3 |
| MUSC 2333 | Afro-American Music | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| Sample Minor Plan III | ||
| HUMA 1303 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 |
| ARCH 2233 | History of Architecture I | 3 |
| ENGL 4223 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| MUSC 2333 | Afro-American Music | 3 |
| SPAN 2023 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 3023 | Survey of Spanish Literature I | 3 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |